Presently, a significant part of the world population does not have Internet access. The fifth-
generation cellular network technology evolution (5G) is focused on reducing latency …

Openness and intelligence are two enabling features to be introduced in next generation
wireless networks, for example, Beyond 5G and 6G, to support service heterogeneity, open …

5G is designed to leverage on network softwarization technologies, like NFV and MEC, to
expose customized network instances and resources at the edge of the infrastructure to …

Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) allows users to run applications on demand near their
mobile access points. MEC applications will exploit 5G infrastructure, and they will have to …

With the advent of 5G technologies, vertical markets have been placed at the forefront, as
fundamental drivers and adopters of technical developments and new business models …

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have progressively been integrated into people lives
during the last years. It is quite common now to see UAVs flying in the countryside doing …

The requirements and key areas for 5G are gradually becoming more apparent, and it is
becoming clear that 5G will need to be able to deal with increased levels of diversity in both …

LTE 4G cellular networks are gradually being adopted by all major operators in the world
and are expected to rule the cellular landscape at least for the current decade. They will also …

Advanced communication networks, such as 5G and beyond, will be a complex ecosystem
made of multiple physically interconnected elements, implying that the upcoming network …

Open source implementations of software-based network components have become a
viable alternative to deploy and operate 5G networks. Although these implementations …